The matter of the Mudfish Demon was settled.
Afterward, naturally, it was time for celebration.
Because there were only the three of them and a few Little Sparrows...
It was naturally impossible to hold a grand banquet.
Compared to usual, the celebratory feast merely consisted of a few extra dishes and an additional pair of chopsticks.
However, even though the celebration was very simple, everyone still had a very good time.
They ate and chatted, and before they knew it, it was already late at night.
Late at night.
Ao Ying bid farewell and returned to the deep pool.
Before leaving, she no longer mentioned anything about repaying kindness by offering herself in marriage.
Perhaps she finally understood Su Qing's thoughts...
Leng Xiang returned to her Cold Fragrance Sword, nurturing her body.
As a Flower Spirit and Sword Spirit, staying outside for too long requires her to return to the sword periodically to nourish her spiritual body.
The Little Sparrows had a little wine and got drunk, turning into a ball of feathers, which Su Qing tossed back into the Water Curtain Cave.
Su Qing, however, remained sober, running to the seaside and sitting on a strange pine tree, gazing at the bright moon.
At this moment, she had no intention of sleeping yet.
She was just thinking about what would happen next.
Just as she was lost in thought, Su Qing heard a telepathic message.
Su Qing looked down and saw it was a Goldfish Demon.
"An envoy from the Dragon Palace?" Su Qing glanced at it, immediately discerning the Goldfish Demon's identity, and asked, "Coming to find me in the middle of the night, is there something wrong? Could it be the Old Dragon King's command?"
The Goldfish Demon bowed and said, "I am Jin Jiu, sent by His Majesty the Dragon King to deliver an apology to Your Majesty!"
"Because His Majesty the Dragon King is currently busy appeasing the remaining Nine Great Demon Kings, it is truly inconvenient for him to come personally, so he had this humble one deliver the gifts to Your Majesty."
"Furthermore, if Your Majesty has any requests, you can make them to the Dragon Palace..."
Su Qing's lips curved slightly upon hearing this.
The Goldfish Demon's words were quite interesting.
Even if it were true that he couldn't come personally, as he claimed... why send someone in the middle of the night?
There must be another reason... As for what that reason was, Su Qing was too lazy to guess.
However, Su Qing also didn't stand on ceremony with the other party...
The Dragon Palace had numerous treasures; if they were offering wool, she might as well shear it. Shearing them wouldn't make them poor anyway.
"Hmm, I've received your intention, and I've accepted the items."
Su Qing nodded slightly and said:
"As for other needs, I actually do have a small one. I imagine your Dragon Palace must have many ancient texts. How about giving me a few good cultivation methods and spell secret manuals? I assume this request isn't excessive, is it?"
Su Qing naturally didn't want these things for herself.
She already had the nameless cultivation method given by Patriarch Bodhi, which was completely sufficient.
These things were actually prepared for Gongsun Zhixue.
Although Su Qing possessed great abilities, these were all taught by her master.
Without her master's permission, she wouldn't dare to teach them to others casually.
Even the Ginkgo tree in Puti Daoist Academy was no exception.
Therefore, when the Goldfish Demon said she could make requests, she asked them for these things.
With good cultivation methods, Gongsun Zhixue's cultivation speed would be faster, allowing her to reach the Divine Immortal Realm and transform more quickly.
She wouldn't have to passively absorb the Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi to cultivate...
After hearing Su Qing's words, the Goldfish Demon respectfully said:
"This humble one will truthfully convey Your Majesty's request to His Majesty the Dragon King."
The Goldfish Demon naturally couldn't make decisions; he could only relay the message to the Dragon King, who would then decide.
Su Qing glanced at him and nodded, not making things difficult for him.
"Is there anything else? If not, you may leave."
"Actually... there is one more reluctant request," the Goldfish Demon said.
"What?"
"Could I implore Your Majesty to extinguish the Samadhi True Fire... That true fire has been burning for half a day, and many fish in the sea dare not approach it."
Su Qing was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then nodded slightly and said, "Once the demon king's corpse is completely burned, the fire will naturally extinguish."
Upon hearing this, the Goldfish Demon dared not say anything more.
His inquiry was merely following orders...
Without orders, who would dare to speak rashly in front of this killing god?
He swallowed, saying, "This humble one understands. Then I shall take my leave!"
He left the gifts, then turned and fled into the sea, not daring to linger for a moment.
Su Qing watched the other party's anxious escape...
Her lips twitched slightly.
Did she look very terrifying?
Or did she only appear terrifying after killing the Mudfish Demon?
Su Qing shook her head slightly, no longer overthinking it.
She simply waved her fair hand, collecting the boxes of items.
She was too lazy to see what was inside...
It was nothing more than some magic treasures, gold, silver, and jewels.
To Su Qing, while useful, their utility wasn't very great.
"I came out to admire the moon and unexpectedly got some extra gains."
Su Qing stretched, then turned and returned to the Water Curtain Cave.
As for some subsequent matters, she now had a plan in mind...
The next day, in the early morning.
After eating the breakfast prepared by Leng Xiang.
Su Qing began to wander around Flower-Fruit Mountain.
She planned to find a suitable spot in the mountains... and then move her small courtyard there.
In fact, this was what Su Qing had been thinking about last night.
Because the Mudfish Demon died here, Su Qing temporarily couldn't leave...
After all, no one knew if the remaining nine demon kings would come looking for trouble to avenge their brother.
Su Qing was certainly not afraid of them, but what about the other creatures on Flower-Fruit Mountain?
They were no match for those demon kings!
As for the Old Dragon King... Su Qing dared not entrust the survival of Flower-Fruit Mountain to that unreliable Old Dragon King.
If he were reliable, this Mudfish Demon wouldn't have come here to die.
However, Su Qing had, after all, promised Gongsun Zhixue that she would return after the matters on Flower-Fruit Mountain were settled.
Therefore, Su Qing couldn't break her promise...
Although flying to the small courtyard with the Somersault Cloud would only take a few breaths.
But constantly running back and forth was still very troublesome.
So, a thought flashed through her mind, and she came up with another idea.
Since she was too lazy to run over, she would just move the courtyard here!
Doing such a thing wasn't actually that difficult...
It just required finding a suitable open space, familiarizing herself with the spells, and finally asking Gongsun Zhixue if she agreed.
The first two things were no trouble for Su Qing.
As for convincing Gongsun Zhixue...
It wasn't too difficult either... that child was actually quite easy to trick.
After circling Flower-Fruit Mountain, Su Qing quickly found a good spot in the forest of Flower-Fruit Mountain.
It was near a stream, and the scenery was quite pleasant.
And there were large patches of peach trees...
It was simply perfect as a dwelling place.
"I'll choose this spot then! After moving the house over... I'll find an excuse to give the Water Curtain Cave to the Stone Monkey."
"After all, if he says 'I'm going back to my small wooden house on Flower-Fruit Mountain' when he has a falling out with Master in the future, it would be a bit silly."
Su Qing shook her head slightly, thinking with a smile.
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